It’s not easy to be both smug and dumb, but Rachel Maddow somehow manages to pull it off

Six months ago, had you attempted to tell us that Rachel Maddow could become even more smug and annoying, we would have said it was impossible. We were wrong.

Six months ago, had you attempted to tell us that Rachel Maddow could become even more smug and annoying, we would have said it was impossible.

We were wrong.

South Carolina congressman heckles Obama during healthcare speech, calls him “liar”

When South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson yelled out, “You lie,” during president Obama’s latest healthcare speech, he was either venting his anger or giving in to the voices in his head. We’re going with the former.

When South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson yelled out, “You lie,” during president Obama’s latest healthcare speech, he was either venting his anger or giving in to the voices in his head. We’re going with the former.

Apparently Obama’s statement that “There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false. The reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally” proved too much for the Congressman.

Wilson’s actions did not sit well with many, even some members of his own party who may have been secretly wishing that they had the balls to yell out themselves.

“Anybody who would cat-call the president of the United States addressing this body is very, very inappropriate, and he will hear from a lot of us about that,” Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif) told FOX News Radio.

Although Wilson has already apologized to the President, there have been shouts for his immediate resignation from Democrat blogs.

The best evidence of the shocking nature of the heckling could be seen while watching the reaction of Nancy Pelosi, who was seated immediately behind the President. After watching the incident repeatedly, Tivo owners report that shock proved more powerful than botox and that Speaker of the House’s expression actually changed.

– Written by Patrick Michael

Krauthammer says what you were thinking: Van Jones and Reverend Wright are “a reflection of the boss”

Charles Krauthammer compared ousted racist/communist/Truther Van Jones to racist/Jew-hating/black nationalist Jeremiah Wright Sunday on Fox News. He laid the blame for the whole fiasco right at the feet of the boss.

Charles Krauthammer compared ousted racist/communist/Truther Van Jones to racist/Jew-hating/black nationalist Jeremiah Wright Sunday on Fox News.

He laid the blame for the whole fiasco right at the feet of the boss. And he wasn’t referring to Bruce Springsteen.

“It’s a reflection of the boss,” Krauthammer said. “The boss also had a history before he became a candidate of being around and friends with the likes of Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers. The liberals scolded us last year on how irrelevant all that is and how it’s a smear campaign against Obama. But, if you live in that environment and you find nothing inherently wrong with that kind of radicalism. Then a Van Jones will show up. You’ll watch him years and years and you’ll think this guy is perfectly mainstream.”

Just one question: If this guy’s the boss, where do we hand in our resignations?

Source: GatewayPundit.com

What President Obama should have told America’s kids

“Pick a goal,” the President said, “Work hard. Succeed.” Some people were surprised that his speech to America’s school kids sounded almost conservative. Nevertheless, we wish he would have told America’s kids this story, apocryphal or not.

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“Pick a goal,” the President said, “Work hard. Succeed.” Some people were surprised that his speech to America’s school kids sounded almost conservative.

We say, “Of course, he needs to inspire success.” He knows his socialist paradise depends on a rich, successful minority to support the poor, oppressed majority.

Nevertheless, we wish he would have told America’s kids this story, apocryphal or not:

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student, but had once failed an entire class.

The students in that class had insisted that socialism was the perfect political system since it’s a great equalizer and assures that no one will be poor and no one will be rich.

“If you really believe that,” the professor said, “Let’s bring socialism to this classroom. All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade.”

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Lockerbie liars: Brits say Obama and Clinton are lying sacks of…uh…let’s just leave it at liars

To sum it up, the Brits said of Obama and Clinton, “Hey, you stinkin’ liars, don’t complain that you didn’t know we were going to release the Lockerbie bomber. You guys were consulted every step of the way.”

The freed Lockerbie bomber celebrates his release and arrival in Libya with Muammar Gaddafi's son
The freed Lockerbie bomber celebrates his release and arrival in Libya with Muammar Gaddafi's son

“Obama and Clinton are stinkin’ lairs.” Brits being Brits, it sounded much more dignified when they said it. But linguists say that’s an American English translation of what they said in English English.

To sum it up, the Brits said, “Hey, you stinkin’ liars, don’t complain that you didn’t know we were going to release the Lockerbie bomber. You guys were consulted every step of the way.”

The UK Daily Mail reports a story that’s getting very little traction from the American media:

President Obama and the US Secretary of State fuelled a fierce American backlash against Britain, claiming Abdelbaset Al Megrahi should have been forced to serve out his jail sentence in Scotland – but a senior Whitehall aide said their reaction was ‘disingenuous’.

British officials claim Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton were kept informed at all stages of discussions concerning Megrahi’s return.

The officials say the Americans spoke out because they were taken aback by the row over Megrahi’s release, not because they did not know it was about to happen.

‘The US was kept fully in touch about everything that was going on with regard to Britain’s discussions with Libya in recent years and about Megrahi,’ said the Whitehall aide.

‘We would never do anything about Lockerbie without discussing it with the US. It is disingenuous of them to act as though Megrahi’s return was out of the blue.

‘They knew about our prisoner transfer agreement with Libya and they knew that the Scots were considering Megrahi’s case.’

And while he was at it, the President said barely knew Van Jones. Met him once. Maybe. In passing.

Most. Transparent. Administration. In. History.

Source: Daily Mail UK

If your kids didn’t see the President’s speech, they must be adopted because you’re too stupid to reproduce

You. The idiot reading this. Yes, you. The moron who didn’t want his children Obamatized by the President this morning. What the hell is wrong with you?

You. The idiot reading this. Yes, you. The moron who didn’t want his children Obamatized by the President this morning. What the hell is wrong with you?

Ahhh, we love the smell of condescension in the morning.

Uh-oh. Another bad day for President Obama at Rasmussen Reports

From unions to healthcare, the trend is not President Obama’s friend. According to RasmussenReports.com, things are going south faster than a duck in December.

The trend is not President Obama’s friend. According to RasmussenReports.com, things are going south faster than a duck in December.

obama-sad “45% Say Unions Weaken America, 26% Disagree”

“47% Blame Global Warming on Planetary Trends, Not Humans”

“83% Say Proof of Citizenship Should Be Required to Get Government Health Aid”

“Daily Presidential Tracking Poll: Obama now at -11”

“51% Say Congress is Too Liberal, 22% Say It’s Too Conservative”

“68% Say Passage of Health Care Reform Will Increase Deficit”

13 unintended consequences of Cash-For-Clunkers

The following list probably doesn’t include all the problems Cash for Clunkers will cause – for the fact is that all the unintended consequences may not be known for years – but it’s a pretty good jumping off point.

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There’s one law politicians always choose to ignore. Unfortunately, it’s the immutable Law of Unintended Consequences.

It was sitting out there screaming, “Look at me,” when Congress passed the Cash-for-Clunkers program, but no one in Washington, DC paid any attention to its plaintive wails.

So now we all get to live with the unintended consequences of this unmitigated disaster on wheels.

The following list probably doesn’t include all the problems C4C will cause – for the fact is that all the unintended consequences may not be known for years – but it’s a pretty good jumping off point.

1. You think it’s hard to find a good, honest mechanic now? Fewer clunkers on the road means fewer clunkers being repaired. Repair shops that specialize in older cars will really feel the pinch and many will undoubtedly go out of business.

2. Brother can you spare a muffler? Spare parts will cost more. Cash-for-Clunkers regulations dictate that any spare parts must be scavenged from the clunkers within 180 days. After that, all remaining parts – no matter how valuable – must be shredded. The Law of Supply and Demand dictates that scarcity of spare parts will lead directly to more expensive spare parts. Collision repair shops that depend on buying useable doors, hoods, and other body parts from salvage yards will undoubtedly see price increases.

3. Inflate to $4,500. Older cars will cost more, pricing them beyond the means of the poor who need them most. Since the Cash-for-Clunkers law requires that all trade-ins must be destroyed, the program has taken 690,114 (and counting) vehicles off the used-car market. A contracting supply will lead directly to price the smaller pool of remaining used vehicles. Unfortunately, that means the low-income people most likely to buy clunkers will not be able to afford them.

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DailyKos kids turning against their Dear Leader

The kids at DailyKos.com, home of the most lunatic, far-left web to be found on the web, are becoming a bit disenchanted with their glorious dictator, reflected in comments of embittered members. BuckeyeTexan at FreeRepublic.com held his nose and dug through the site to compile a sampling of quotes, and has posted them in the Freeper forum. Here they are in their entirety. Enjoy.

It's not all peace, love and brotherhood at the DailyKos any more
It's not all peace, love and brotherhood at the DailyKos any more

The kids at DailyKos.com, the most lunatic, far-left site on the web, are becoming a bit disenchanted with their glorious leader. And it’s reflected in comments of the embittered members. BuckeyeTexan at FreeRepublic.com held his nose and dug through the site to compile a sampling of 19 quotes, and has posted them in the Freeper forum. Here they are in their entirety. Enjoy.

I don’t understand Obama’s MOA, or something. Maybe he is weak, on a slow learning curve, maybe he will surprise us in all those wonderful ways. I don’t know anymore, and the bitterness I am hearing in these comments I can understand.
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by boomerchick on Sun Sep 06, 2009 at 01:08:25 AM PDT

What bothers me is that Obama seems to believe his own hype about post-partisanship.
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by magnetics on Sun Sep 06, 2009 at 01:10:13 AM PDT

We are stuck with him now …

-by michael1104 on Sun Sep 06, 2009 at 03:02:25 AM PDT

What good has it done having 60 Senate and 265 House seats? Might as well have had 55 and 240–the higher numbers have made zero difference which is especially troubling to watch when in theory it should be providing us significant reforms with a (formerly) very very popular president with a clear mandate. Obama has squandered that opportunity time and again, to the point where clearly Congress does not fear him and hardly respects him. He is governing like he won by 1 point, not like he won in a landslide. The coat-tails meant nothing in the end if he is totally unwilling to impose his will on a Congress that his party controls by huge margins, it’s absolutely pathetic to watch. And if this continues 2010 will be a disaster.

- by michael1104 on Sun Sep 06, 2009 at 04:00:08 AM PDT

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Obama administration gives British distiller $3 billion to move from one American territory to another

Captain Morgan is now produced in another U.S. territory, Puerto Rico, and critics say the Virgin Islands’ subsidy for the new distillery there, along with the other benefits, are so generous that they practically guarantees a profit on every gallon of rum produced there by Diageo, the biggest distilled spirits maker in the world.

There's a certain logic to Captain Morgan being subsidized by an administration that spends like drunken sailors
There's a certain logic to Captain Morgan being subsidized by an administration that spends like drunken sailors

We can’t explain this one and we doubt that President Obama can, either.

He just agreed to pay a British company nearly $3 billion so it can move from Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands.

London-based Diageo PLC will receive tax credits and other benefits worth $2.7 billion over 30 years, including the entire $165-million cost of building a state-of-the-art distillery on the island of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, a U.S. territory.

Virgin Islands officials say the arrangement complies with the letter and spirit of tax law and will help the islands’ sagging economy.

Captain Morgan is now produced in another U.S. territory, Puerto Rico, and critics say the Virgin Islands’ subsidy for the new distillery there, along with the other benefits, are so generous that they practically guarantees a profit on every gallon of rum produced there by Diageo, the biggest distilled spirits maker in the world.

“The U.S. taxpayer is basically being asked to line the pockets of the world’s largest liquor producer,” says Steve Ellis, the president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonpartisan watchdog organization.

The Lord Obama giveth to one U.S. territory and taketh from another.

Puerto Rico loses 300 jobs in this move, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It also uses 90% of the taxes it derives from rum on public welfare.

Unfortunately, we know the way this administration thinks. So we’re completely prepared for the announcement that they’re going to spend another billion or two moving all of Puerto Rico’s unemployed to the Virgin Islands.

Would you be surprised?

Source: Chicago Tribune via HotAir.com

Anti-war protesters offer Obama re-set button

But while the hard truths of war are still in evidence, what’s missing is the non-stop negative news coverage of the conflicts. Another thing’s missing: There are no protesters. No drum beaters at the White House. No mass protests in Europe.

Poor Cindy Sheehan isn't feeling the love anymore. Not from Democrats. Not from the media. Not even from other protesters.
Poor Cindy Sheehan isn't feeling the love anymore. Not from Democrats. Not from the media. Not even from other protesters.

Remember that nasty Iraq War?

Well, this may come as a huge surprise, but it’s still going on. A recent spike in bombings in stories buried deeply in the Washington Post proves it.

And that conflict in Afghanistan? Oh, it’s still going on, too.

Just the other day, an air strike on a couple of fuel trucks hijacked by the Taliban was hit by an allied air strike, resulting in 90 casualties, including a large group of civilians.

Then there are the “lurid photos” – as described by the Wall Street Journal – of Afghan guards and embassy workers mucking about like drunken frat boys. Shades of Abu Ghraib? Nah. Not when Democrats control the government.

But while the hard truths of war are still in evidence, what’s missing is the non-stop negative news coverage of the conflicts. Obviously, during the Obama administration negative news just doesn’t resonate the way negative news did during the Bush administration because, well, because it was the Bush administration.

Another thing’s missing: There are no protesters. No drum beaters at the White House. No mass protests in Europe.

It makes you wonder whether all those crazy parades were protests against war after all.

Source: Wall Street Journal

And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most overwrought prose of the day

True/Slant writer Jeff McMahon wets his pants while trapped somewhere between his fear of global warming and his schoolboy crush on Barack Obama.

"Is she not eyeing yonder smokestacks?" Seriously, that was True/Slant's caption on this photo (Image by stoneflower via Flickr)
"Is she not eyeing yonder smokestacks?" Seriously, that was True/Slant's caption on this photo (Image by stoneflower via Flickr)

True/Slant writer Jeff McMahon wets his pants while trapped somewhere between his fear of global warming and his schoolboy crush on Barack Obama:

Can Obama steer America between a rock and hard place to Copenhagen?

The destination is the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December.

The ravenous Scylla is the set of high expectations that this tender, ailing world holds for Barack Obama–particularly at that conference. Here he comes to save the day! Surely, if anyone can rally the planet to save itself it’s the community organizer who rose from the blood-spattered ruins of the South Side of Chicago to depose the most virulent strain of American conservatism yet. And the world is counting on him…

It’s enough to make a community organizer, whose task is to organize the world community, lose his cool. As you pass through these perilous straits, Barack, keep your eye on the Little Mermaid. Her waters are getting warm.

Sounds like Jeff’s waters are getting a little warm, too.

Source: True/Slant

Man with assault rifle at Obama rally was part of radio stunt

It was big news last week when a man showed up at an ObamaCare rally with a semi-automatic assault rifle slung over his shoulder and a pistol strapped on his hip. Now it turns out the whole thing was just a radio stunt. A stunt by gun rights advocates, to be sure, but a stunt nonetheless.

Where are the headlines announcing that it was just a radio stunt?
Where are the headlines announcing that it was just a radio stunt?

It was big news last week when a man showed up at an ObamaCare rally with a semi-automatic assault rifle slung over his shoulder and a pistol strapped on his hip.

Headlines screamed. News anchors were atwitter. And talk radio was abuzz.

Now it turns out the whole thing was just a radio stunt. A stunt by gun rights advocates, to be sure, but a stunt nonetheless.

Conservative talk radio host Ernest Hancock went on CNN and said he had been in the middle of interviewing Chris (no last name provided) when the news network’s cameras showed up. The two men have known each other for two years.

Rick Sanchez: The more we look into this, the more it appears that it was really planned.
Hancock: Oh, it’s more planned than you think.
Rick Sanchez: This was a publicity stunt.
Hancock: Oh, absolutely.

Unfortunately, the CNN interview has been removed from YouTube and replaced with a notice that says, “This video has been removed due to terms of use violation.”

See, this is one of the reasons we hate the media. The horrifying news of an armed racist at an Obama rally, a potential assassin targeting America’s first black president, spread across the media like wildfire.

But when the reality of the situation is revealed, the media finds it far less worthy of their valuable airtime and newsprint.

We’re embarrassed to have to find the truth at CNN and the Huffington Post.

Source: HuffingtonPost.com

Mood music for watching Barack Obama’s poll numbers

Rasmussen Reports puts presidential approval at -12 last Tuesday. And its generic congressional poll has Republicans at +7, the largest lead since Obama was a young boy in Kenya, Hawaii.

Who could forget “Limbo Rock” by Chubby Checker in which the artist asks the musical polling question, “How low can you go?”

Rasmussen Reports puts presidential approval at -12 on Tuesday. And its generic congressional poll has Republicans at +7, the largest lead since Obama was a young boy in Kenya Hawaii.

Source: RasmussenReports.com

Glenn Beck goes shopping at the impartial NBC store

We’re nearing the Christmas season and if you were wondering where to find the perfect presents for your loved ones, Glenn Beck has a suggestion. Visit the NBC store to find some of the finest Obama-themed gifts available anywhere.

We’re nearing the Christmas season and if you were wondering where to find the perfect presents for your loved ones, Glenn Beck has a suggestion.

Visit the NBC store to find some of the finest Obama-themed gifts available anywhere. You can choose from an Obama action figure, a Obama coffee mug, a “Yes We Did” T-shirt, and four other delightful items featuring the President’s image.

That leads directly to Beck’s brilliant analysis of NBC’s prejudiced reporting.

And that analysis is the best gift of all.

Green Jobs Czar Van Jones: Republicans are assholes

There is nothing green about Jones, the green movement is simply a convenient vehicle for his, and Barack Obama’s, social justice (aka marxism) movement. But hold on–aren’t republicans part of the social fabric of this country. If so, where is the social justice in him calling Republicans assholes?

By now you’ve all heard of about the self-described communist, Green Czar Van Jones. You know him, the Berkeley radical who is going to save the earth and transform America at the same time by “moving formerly incarcerated people from jail cells to solar cells—helping to harvest the sun, heal the land, and repair our souls.”

It’s all bull. There is nothing green about Jones. The green movement is simply a convenient vehicle for his, and Barack Obama’s, social justice (aka Marxism) movement. But hold on–aren’t Republicans part of the social fabric of this country. If so, where is the social justice in him calling Republicans assholes?

The bigger question to us is, where are Republican leaders on the subject of Van Jones? Are we really at the tipping point in America where we don’t scream about the president picking a Marxist as a key advisor to cripple the economy?

H/T: Right, Wing-Nut!

President pisses off a majority of adults, now moves on to children

President Obama will now be directing his propaganda toward children. It’s a first. Barack Obama, The Greatest President In History, will give a nationwide address to American children while they’re supposedly safely ensconced in their NEA indoctrination centers schoolrooms.

The President is about to piss off a whole new demographic
The President is about to piss off a whole new demographic

Now that polls show a majority of adults giving President Obama a big thumbs down, he’s making the only logical move – directing his propaganda toward children.

It’s a first. Barack Obama, The Greatest President In History, will give a nationwide address to American children on September 8 while they’re supposedly safely ensconced in their NEA indoctrination centers schoolrooms.

Outrageous? Of course.

The White House even released an pre-approved list of questions for the wee nippers to discuss before, during and after President asks for their future votes.

Questions like this:
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Police confirm that President Obama is on euphoria-inducing stimulants and hallucinogens

Law enforcement officials have confirmed that the President’s face, which has graced everything from comic books and action figures to paintings and chia pets, is now found embossed and printed on illegal street drugs, usually Ecstasy.

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Before you say, “That explains a lot,” please allow us to clarify.

Law enforcement officials have confirmed that the President’s face, which has graced everything from comic books and action figures to paintings and chia pets, is now found embossed and printed on illegal street drugs.

The Obama drugs – usually Ecstasy – have been seized from drug dealers in cities across the United States. The illicit pharmaceuticals come in a range of colors and typically sell for about $20 a pop.

According to Answers.com, ecstasy (also called XTC or X), “is a derivative of the amphetamine family and a relative of the stimulant methamphetamine. Taken in pill form, it has a chemical relationship to the psychedelic drug mescaline.”

A little artificially-induced euphoria may be exactly what Democrats need as the President’s poll numbers stagger even lower.

Perhaps it’s even covered under ObamaCare.

Source: TheSmokingGun.com

Obama month-by-month: Love in an elevator, going dowwwwwwn

When you track the President’s Job Approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports has compiled the numbers on a full-month basis.

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Rasmussen threw up an interesting chart today that shows Obama’s approval rating averaged out on a month-to-month basis.

Here’s how Rasmussen described the rapid descent: “When you track the President’s Job Approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports has compiled the numbers on a full-month basis and the results can be seen in the graphics below.”

Even the most ardent Obamaphile has to look at this chart and recognize that the trend is not their friend.

Which leads us to Aerosmith, America’s greatest rock and roll band. Let’s join them as they describe the trajectory of the once torrid love affair between the American people and Barack Obama.

Source: RasmussenReports.com

Video exposé: Shameless Obama organizer tells supporters how to disrupt meetings

A DNC group organizer tells them how to shout down opponents who get up to ask Rep. Jan Schakowski tough Obamacare healthcare questions. He even tells them how to deny others the right to speak at all.

Health Care for America is a front group of the Democratic National Committee. You know, the patriotic hypocritical organization that’s accused opponents of ObamaCare of being members of organized groups. Astroturfers, in the current vernacular.

What’s most remarkable about this video clip to us isn’t that the organizer for Health Care for America Now is so blatant. It’s that he doesn’t seem to care that he’s being videotaped outside a town hall meeting giving precise instructions to paid ObamaCare supporters.

He tells them how to shout down opponents who get up to ask Rep. Jan Schakowski tough questions. He even tells them how to deny others the right to speak at all.

One other thing: Please note that these “grassroots” protesters are being handed HCAN bumper stickers at the end of the video.

This video clip brought to you by Healthcare for America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Democrat National Committee.

Source: Gateway Pundit

Congratulations! President’s website names you an “heir of Bid Laden”

A story on my.BarackObama.com, the official website of the President’s Organizing For America program, refers to ObamaCare protesters as “heirs of Bin Laden.” It also uses terms like zealot-horde … misguided … easy-pickings for demagogues … spoon fed … false prophets … shameless … pawn.

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A story on my.BarackObama.com, the official website of the President’s Organizing For America program, refers to ObamaCare protesters as “heirs of Bin Laden.” In fact, that’s one of the nicer things it says.

It also uses terms like zealot-horde … misguided … easy-pickings for demagogues … spoon fed … false prophets … shameless … pawn. In other words, you’re somewhere between a terrorist and a moron.

No, we’re not making this up. You can click on the image above or read the text below:
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Lunatic leftist Rep says opponents want to destroy “first President who looks like me”

Congresswoman Diane Watson attacks Rush Limbaugh, insults the wealthy, praises Che Gueverra and Fidel Castro, lauds the Cuban healthcare system and she announces that opponents of ObamaCare are trying to destroy the first President who looks like her.

Someone alert the folks at the Guinness Book of World Records, because it looks like Diane Watson (D-Havana) may have set a world record for cramming the most stupid comments into one 2:45 sound bite.

Within that remarkably brief period of time she manages to attack Rush Limbaugh, insult the wealthy, praise Che Gueverra and Fidel Castro, laud the Cuban healthcare system and to cap off her tour de force, she announces that opponents of ObamaCare are trying to destroy the first President who looks like her.

Problem is, we’re not sure which President she’s referring to.

Is she saying we’re anti-black because she looks like Barack Obama or that we’re anti-Whig because she bears a remarkable resemblance to Millard Fillmore?

What took so long? Record number of voters now “strongly disapprove” of President Obama.

The folks at the White House must cringe every morning when they click on Rasmussen Reports’ daily presidential apprroval poll. Like today, for example. he Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 32% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing.

The folks at the White House must cringe every morning when they click on Rasmussen Reports’ daily presidential apprroval poll. Like today, for example:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 32% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove. That’s the highest level of Strong Disapproval yet recorded for this President and it gives Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -10.

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates also available on Twitter and Facebook.
Overall, 47% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance. That matches the lowest total approval yet measured for Obama. Fifty-two percent (52%) now disapprove.

But Republicans shouldn’t sit back on their fat haunches and feel too smug about Obama’s poll numbers. Because Rasmussen also reports that “If Americans could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress, 57% would throw out all the legislators and start over again. Just 25% would vote to keep the Congress.”

All the heavy lifting so far has been accomplished by the tea baggers and the town hall protesters.

So this might be a good time for Republicans in government get their butts in gear instead of their mouths.

Source: RasmussenReports.com

Why Obama’s estimated $9 trillion deficit is far too rosy

Here’s the problem: Obama’s estimate of trillion dollar annual deficits is all based on his crack economic team’s estimate of 3.8% growth in 2011 and greater than 4% growth the following three years. Problem is, growth in the last expansion topped out at just 3.6%.

obama-deficit The Obama administration announced last week that its ten-year deficit estimate – you know, the one for which it bears absolutely no responsibility – had increased from $7 trillion to $9 trillion in just five months.

They tried to bury the news by releasing in late on a Friday afternoon just as the Obama family was preparing for a week in Martha’s Vineyard. This may explain why the President announced that he didn’t want to talk business while he was on vacation.
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